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Slowing down, finding God

by Women Seeking Christ | Jan 4, 2016 | Latter-day Saints Believe in God, Latter-day Saints Believe in Jesus Christ, What We Believe | 2 |

I barely made it to the store in time. It was my usual late-night Saturday (read: pre-Sunday) run. (Where I live, lots of us Mormons do that so as to avoid shopping on Sunday. Why we wait until Saturday night (why not Friday? or...

Receive

by Women Seeking Christ | Dec 30, 2013 | Facing Trials with Faith, How We Live, Latter-day Saints Believe in God, What We Believe | 1 |

Yes, I know Christmas is over, but my tree is still up and there are still piles of wrapping paper in my living room and a few more Christmas thoughts I wanted to record before I bid the season good-bye. So here is #1 of my two...

For moms who wonder if they are enough: A Mother’s Day gift

by Brenda | May 9, 2012 | How We Live, Latter-day Saint Family Life, Latter-day Saints Believe in God, What We Believe | 1 |

~by Brenda With Mother’s Day right around the corner for women in many parts of the world, several posts on motherhood have been swirling in my head. I could give tips on what moms really want this Mother’s Day. I...

Tender Mercies — Evidences of God’s Love

by Women Seeking Christ | Mar 30, 2010 | What We Believe | 1 |

~by Michelle I had a really hard day Sunday. Actually, it’s been a hard month. (We all have them, right?) I went to church feeling rather numb and weary. I felt like I needed some strength and help with things pressing on...

We Believe: Why I Pray

by Women Seeking Christ | Oct 4, 2009 | We Believe | 3 |

~by Julie P I pray because it changes me. It smoothes out my rough edges, encourages me to be more gentle, helps me be more aware. I pray because I long for the few minutes of peace and quiet I carve out of the day to speak...

Photo Essay: Nature

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 24, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 4 |

-by Amanda There are certain things that I do that make me feel close to the Lord. George Washington Carver said, “I like to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us, if only we will...

Portraits of Mormon Women: Tequitia

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 23, 2009 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 5 |

My name is Tequitia and I have been a member of the Mormon church for 13 years. My husband introduced me to the church when he told me he wouldn’t marry someone unless she was a member of the Church. At the time we had been...

Mormon Mission Memories: Stephanie

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 21, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 4 |

My name is Stephanie and I served in the Netherlands, Amsterdam Mission from August 1983 to February 1985. I always had said I would serve a mission if I wasn’t married by the time I turned 21. However, I met a young man just...

We Believe: Tithing

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 20, 2009 | We Believe | 5 |

~by Amanda As members of the LDS church, we believe in paying a 10% tithing on any increase we receive. For example, if we make $10 then we give $1 to the church. The money is used for all sorts of things – the building and...

Portraits of Mormon Women: Marivic

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 9, 2009 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 26 |

My name is Marivic and I am a Mormon woman in progress. I say that not so much because I worry about not being the kind of Mormon woman people expect me to be, but because I believe I still need to cover a lot of ground before I...

First Person: An Awakening

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 8, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 4 |

~by Christie I am a deep sleeper. I know as a mother, that is usually an oxymoron. Mothers are typically not the deep sleepers. Mothers will wake at the sound of a slight cough, while fathers will sleep through the earthquakes...

Mormon Women on a Mission: Sister Nai

by Brenda | Aug 31, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 0 |

Sister Nai is a Somoan woman who was born in New Zealand and grew up in Sydney, Australia. “I love Rugby! My favorite Rugby team is the New Zealand All Blacks. My Australian friends would not like that declaration, but it is my...